Poet Sarah Holland-Batt wins the 2023 Stella Prize.

Poet Sarah Holland-Batt wins the 2023 Stella Prize.

By Janet Manley | April 27, 2023

The 13 Best Book Covers of April

The 13 Best Book Covers of April

A Bouquet of Bright Books for Spring

By Emily Temple | April 27, 2023

Ralph Yarl, Defunding Libraries, and (Re)Writing Kansas City: On Crafting New Narratives in a Divided City

Ralph Yarl, Defunding Libraries, and (Re)Writing Kansas City: On Crafting New Narratives in a Divided City

José Faus, C.J. Janovy, and Desideria Mesa in Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | April 27, 2023

The Problem with Gender-Reversed Teen Sex Comedies

The Problem with Gender-Reversed Teen Sex Comedies

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By Michele Meek | April 27, 2023

No Human Contact: On Solitary Confinement’s Origins as a Tool for Handling Mental Illness

No Human Contact: On Solitary Confinement’s Origins as a Tool for Handling Mental Illness

Pete Earley Recommends Five Important Books on Incarceration

By Pete Earley | April 27, 2023

“It Stands for ‘F*ck This Shit.’” Abigail Thomas on Getting a Tattoo at 80

“It Stands for ‘F*ck This Shit.’” Abigail Thomas on Getting a Tattoo at 80

“I settled on simple capital letters, like Scrabble squares.”

By Abigail Thomas | April 27, 2023

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Lucinda Williams Recalls the Turbulence of Growing Up With a Sick Mother

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Finding Words in the Kitchen (Or: How I Stopped Hating Myself and Started Cooking)

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Diksha Basu on Rediscovering the Food of Her Youth

By Diksha Basu | April 26, 2023

Searching for Sacred Landscapes: On Finding the Sublime in Solitude

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James Canton Explores the Unity of the Natural and the Human Throughout the Ages

By James Canton | April 26, 2023

Simon Winchester on the Seemingly Magical Way Knowledge is Now Transmitted

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The 80-Pound Rule and How Youth Sports Hurt Kids’ Bodies

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Kenan Orhan on the Surprising Links Between the American Heartland and the Turkish Metropolis

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If he were alive today, would former librarian Mao Zedong be a men’s rights YouTube star?

If he were alive today, would former librarian Mao Zedong be a men’s rights YouTube star?

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The story of the 74-year-old debut novelist and TikTok dad will warm your cold heart.

The story of the 74-year-old debut novelist and TikTok dad will warm your cold heart.

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